--- java/org/apache/catalina/core/ApplicationTaglibDescriptor.java	(revision 1051262)
+++ java/org/apache/catalina/core/ApplicationTaglibDescriptor.java	(working copy)
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ 
         if (this == obj) {
             return true;
         }
-        if (obj == null) {
-            return false;
-        }
         if (!(obj instanceof ApplicationTaglibDescriptor)) {
             return false;
         }
--- java/org/apache/catalina/deploy/LoginConfig.java	(revision 1051262)
+++ java/org/apache/catalina/deploy/LoginConfig.java	(working copy)
@@ -195,8 +195,6 @@ 
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if (this == obj)
             return true;
-        if (obj == null)
-            return false;
         if (!(obj instanceof LoginConfig))
             return false;
         LoginConfig other = (LoginConfig) obj;
--- java/org/apache/catalina/tribes/tipis/AbstractReplicatedMap.java	(revision 1051262)
+++ java/org/apache/catalina/tribes/tipis/AbstractReplicatedMap.java	(working copy)
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ 
     
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
-        if ( o == null ) return false;
         if ( !(o instanceof AbstractReplicatedMap)) return false;
         if ( !(o.getClass().equals(this.getClass())) ) return false;
         AbstractReplicatedMap other = (AbstractReplicatedMap)o;
--- java/org/apache/el/parser/SimpleNode.java	(revision 1051262)
+++ java/org/apache/el/parser/SimpleNode.java	(working copy)
@@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ 
         if (this == obj) {
             return true;
         }
-        if (obj == null) {
-            return false;
-        }
         if (!(obj instanceof SimpleNode)) {
             return false;
         }
--- java/org/apache/naming/NamingEntry.java	(revision 1051262)
+++ java/org/apache/naming/NamingEntry.java	(working copy)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ 
 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-        if ((obj != null) && (obj instanceof NamingEntry)) {
+        if (obj instanceof NamingEntry) {
             return name.equals(((NamingEntry) obj).name);
         } else {
             return false;
--- java/org/apache/tomcat/util/net/URL.java	(revision 1051262)
+++ java/org/apache/tomcat/util/net/URL.java	(working copy)
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 
-        if (obj == null)
-            return (false);
         if (!(obj instanceof URL))
             return (false);
         URL other = (URL) obj;